Posts Tagged ‘ending’

Fan On The Street: On The Miami Heat’s Win Streak Ending After 27 Games

LeBron James and the Miami Heat had their 27-game win streak—the second longest in NBA history—snapped Wednesday night after a 101-97 loss to the Chicago Bulls. The Onion Tweet This Post

Shinseki says VA on target for ending backlog

WASHINGTON (AP) — VA Secretary Eric Shinseki is standing by his commitment to end the disability claims backlog by 2015. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Obama ending Mideast trip with tour of Petra

PETRA, Jordan (AP) — Barack Obama is closing his first Mideast trip as president with a visit to Petra, Jordan’s fabled ancient city. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Obama ending Israel visit with symbolic stops

JERUSALEM (AP) — President Barack Obama is wrapping up a three-day visit to Israel by paying his respects to heroes of the Jewish state and victims of the Holocaust as well as touring the Biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Grassley Suggests Ending Iowa Straw Poll

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) told BuzzFeed that it may be time for Iowa Republicans to end the legendary Ames Straw Poll, but insisted the state’s much derided caucus system is still sound. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

American Voices: Post Office Ending Saturday Mail Delivery

Aiming to save $ 2 billion a year, the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service announced today that it would discontinue regular mail delivery on Saturdays beginning in August. Tweet This Post

Ending U.S. combat ban will even career playing field, servicewomen say

(Reuters) – A Pentagon decision to lift a ban on women in front-line combat roles will remove an obstacle that stymied women's careers but had little meaning on modern battlefields with no clear front lines, U.S. military women said on Wednesday. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to formally announce on Thursday that he will [...]

Nebraska governor is latest to propose ending state income tax

OMAHA (Reuters) – Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman on Tuesday became the second Republican governor in the last week to propose ending his state’s income tax, saying he wants to make Nebraska more competitive with its neighbors by eliminating the tax on both individuals and corporations. Heineman said that if a complete elimination of the two [...]